Weekly Round Up

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just leave a comment below.

When eight-year-old Jordan Thibodeau heard her mother, Sarah, talk about the need for there to be more information available for children whose parents are living with cancer, she decided to write her own story. She wanted her first-hand account of how she felt when her mother got sick to be shared with other children whose parents are also living with this disease so they know that they are not alone and that parents understand how their illness is seen through the eyes of a child. You can read Jordan’s story here.

Good news chez Yvonne Newbold as she becomes a grandma and publishes her book, The Special Parent’s Handbook. And Phlilippa too has become a published author. I love hearing news like this 🙂

Please join me in welcoming another Yvonne to the blogosphere – the author of SeasonedSistah2.

Nancyhas a thoughtful reflection on the scars we carry on our bodies, visible and invisible, the latter, Justinerefers to as “soul scars”. As a companion piece read A Conversation In Silence on Tric’s blog.

Try as I might, I just couldn’t summarize Michele’slatest post here – all I can say to you is this – go read it. I know many of you will identify with what she has written.

Cancer Curmudgeon has been quiet in the blogosphere and her latest blog post lets us know why.

Jackie Foxhas been experimenting with a new blogging platform. I think it looks great – see what you think.

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Thanks, Marie, for this rich mix of writings on all sorts of topics. The group just keeps growing and the talent pool expanding. Thanks, too, for including my post in your collection. The blogging tour proved a wonderful exercise and is still plugging along. All the best to you Down Under. xox

Great roundup, as always, Marie! And I agree with Jan, the blog tour was wonderful: fun and inspiring and it got me off my blogging arse. Thanks for mentioning me! Now I’m off to read what everyone else has written… 🙂

I read every post that comes through my e-mails on this blog. I especially love the Weekly Roundup and always look forward to reading the posts of the featured bloggers. So honored to have been mentioned in this week’s post. Through this blog, I found a network of bloggers with shared interests, issues, and topics.

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Hi Marie, thanks for the round-up, really inspiring as ever. Would be great if you could include my blog at some point. My history with cancer runs through at least 5 generations of my family but we are not BRCA+. I’ve been through treatment and hopefully out the other side now. A rough ride and I was made redundant in the middle of treatment which, as the only source of income for my family, was very difficult. Fortunately life and events have moved on. You can find out more here. http://Www.fecthis.wordpress.com

". . .and the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and JOYFUL, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home."
Wendell Berry